CNL INCOME FUND XV LTD
10-Q, 2000-11-13
REAL ESTATE
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

              (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

               For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
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                                       OR

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934

For the transition period from _____________________ to _____________________


                             Commission file number
                                     0-26216
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                            CNL Income Fund XV, Ltd.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Florida                                           59-3198888
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(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


450 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida                                            32801-3336
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(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number
(including area code)                                    (407) 540-2000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _________




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                                    CONTENTS





Part I                                                                  Page

   Item 1.    Financial Statements:

                  Condensed Balance Sheets                               1

                  Condensed Statements of Income                         2

                  Condensed Statements of Partners' Capital              3

                  Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                     4

                  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                5-7

   Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                  Condition and Results of Operations                    8-12

   Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
                  Market Risk                                            12

Part II

   Other Information                                                     13-14















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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            September 30,           December 31,
                                                                                 2000                   1999
                                                                          -------------------    -------------------
<S> <C>
                               ASSETS

   Land and buildings on operating leases, less
       accumulated  depreciation  and  allowance  for loss on land
       and building                                                             $ 23,199,768           $ 23,263,676
   Net investment in direct financing leases, less
       allowance for loss in carrying value of $52,501
       in 2000                                                                     6,127,421              6,236,233
   Investment in joint ventures                                                    3,880,854              3,095,152
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                         693,687              1,660,363
   Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $36,920 and $13,085, respectively                                  19,155                 97,068
   Prepaid expenses                                                                   26,335                 14,988
   Lease costs, less accumulated amortization of
       $2,894 and $1,479, respectively                                                18,345                 19,760
   Accrued rental income less allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $3,130 in 2000                                                  1,812,138              1,686,740
                                                                          -------------------    -------------------

                                                                                $ 35,777,703           $ 36,073,980
                                                                          ===================    ===================

                  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

   Accounts payable                                                             $     34,034           $    122,999
   Accrued and escrowed real estate taxes payable                                     33,911                 28,352
   Distributions payable                                                             800,000                800,000
   Due to related parties                                                            117,513                 60,991
   Rents paid in advance and deposits                                                 72,083                 25,763
                                                                          -------------------    -------------------
       Total liabilities                                                           1,057,541              1,038,105

   Partners' capital                                                              34,720,162             35,035,875
                                                                          -------------------    -------------------

                                                                                $ 35,777,703           $ 36,073,980
                                                                          ===================    ===================




           See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                         CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


                                                                 Quarter Ended                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                 September 30,                     September 30,
                                                             2000             1999              2000            1999
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------
Revenues:
    Rental income from operating leases                     $ 654,702        $ 596,269       $ 1,959,724      $ 1,784,734
    Earned income from direct financing leases                164,409          214,027           479,946          633,755
    Interest and other income                                  20,000            9,591            75,147           29,705
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------
                                                              839,111          819,887         2,514,817        2,448,194
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------

Expenses:
    General operating and administrative                       50,523           35,006           148,290          109,688
    Professional services                                      12,088            9,431            30,835           31,652
    Management fees to related party                            8,998            8,366            26,932           24,510
    Real estate taxes                                           6,838            7,507            22,012           24,227
    State and other taxes                                          --               --            35,848           30,305
    Depreciation and amortization                              87,663           72,598           253,320          223,145
    Transaction costs                                              --           56,015            76,153          163,312
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------
                                                              166,110          188,923           593,390          606,839
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------

Income Before Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures
    and Provision for Loss on Building                        673,001          630,964         1,921,427        1,841,355

Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures                           83,658           66,796           215,361          190,724

Provision for Loss on Building                                     --          (23,250 )         (52,501 )       (155,696 )
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------

Net Income                                                  $ 756,659        $ 674,510       $ 2,084,287      $ 1,876,383
                                                          ============     ============     =============    =============

Allocation of Net Income:
    General partners                                        $   7,567        $   6,881       $    21,118      $    19,698
    Limited partners                                          749,092          667,629         2,063,169        1,856,685
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------    -------------

                                                            $ 756,659        $ 674,510       $ 2,084,287      $ 1,876,383
                                                          ============     ============     =============    =============

Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit                         $    0.19        $    0.17       $     0.52       $      0.46
                                                          ============     ============     =============    =============

Weighted Average Number of Limited Partner
    Units Outstanding                                       4,000,000        4,000,000         4,000,000        4,000,000
                                                          ============     ============     =============    =============


           See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                    CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL


                                                                        Nine Months Ended              Year Ended
                                                                          September 30,               December 31,
                                                                               2000                       1999
                                                                     -------------------------   -----------------------

General partners:
    Beginning balance                                                             $   174,788                $  145,629
    Net income                                                                         21,118                    29,159
                                                                     -------------------------   -----------------------
                                                                                      195,906                   174,788
                                                                     -------------------------   -----------------------

Limited partners:
    Beginning balance                                                              34,861,087                35,320,271
    Net income                                                                      2,063,169                 2,740,816
    Distributions ($0.60 and $0.80 per limited partner
    unit, respectively)                                                            (2,400,000 )              (3,200,000 )
                                                                     -------------------------   -----------------------
                                                                                   34,524,256                34,861,087
                                                                     -------------------------   -----------------------

Total partners' capital                                                          $ 34,720,162              $ 35,035,875
                                                                     =========================   =======================



           See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.
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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                                         Nine Months Ended
                                                                           September 30,
                                                                     2000                 1999
                                                                ----------------     ----------------

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                        $2,472,192           $2,197,137
                                                                ----------------     ----------------

    Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

       Proceeds from sale of land and building                          562,130                   --
       Additions to land and buildings on operating leases
                                                                       (749,500 )                 --
       Investment in joint venture                                     (851,498 )                 --
                                                                ----------------     ----------------
          Net cash used in investing activities                      (1,038,868 )                 --
                                                                ----------------     ----------------

    Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
       Distributions to limited partners                             (2,400,000 )         (2,400,000 )
                                                                ----------------     ----------------
          Net cash used in financing activities                      (2,400,000 )         (2,400,000 )
                                                                ----------------     ----------------

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents                              (966,676 )           (202,863 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                      1,660,363            1,214,444
                                                                ----------------     ----------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                            $ 693,687           $1,011,581
                                                                ================     ================

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Financing
    Activities:

       Distributions declared and unpaid at end of
          period                                                      $ 800,000            $ 800,000
                                                                ================     ================



           See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

</TABLE>

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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


1.       Basis of Presentation:

         The accompanying  unaudited  condensed  financial  statements have been
         prepared in accordance  with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and do not
         include  all  of the  information  and  note  disclosures  required  by
         generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The financial  statements
         reflect all adjustments,  consisting of normal  recurring  adjustments,
         which are, in the opinion of management,  necessary to a fair statement
         of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for
         the  quarter and nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000,  may not be
         indicative  of the  results  that may be  expected  for the year ending
         December  31, 2000.  Amounts as of December  31, 1999,  included in the
         financial   statements,   have  been  derived  from  audited  financial
         statements as of that date.

         These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with
         the financial statements and notes thereto included in Form 10-K of CNL
         Income Fund XV, Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  for the year ended  December
         31, 1999.

2.       Land and Buildings on Operating Leases:

         Land and buildings on operating leases consisted of the following at:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 September 30,              December 31,
                                                                     2000                       1999
                                                            -------------------          -------------------
<S> <C>
                  Land                                            $ 14,925,838                 $ 15,200,352
                  Buildings                                          9,955,370                    9,606,254
                                                            -------------------          -------------------
                                                                    24,881,208                   24,806,606
                  Less accumulated depreciation                     (1,573,030)                  (1,345,651)
                                                            -------------------          -------------------
                                                                    23,308,178                   23,460,955
                  Less allowance for loss on land and
                      building                                        (108,410)                    (197,279)
                                                            -------------------          -------------------

                                                                  $ 23,199,768                  $ 23,263,676
                                                            ===================          ===================

</TABLE>


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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


2.       Land and Buildings on Operating Leases-Continued:

         In December  1999,  the  Partnership  entered  into a new lease for the
         property in Mentor,  Ohio, with a new tenant to operate the property as
         a Bennigan's  restaurant.  In  connection  therewith,  the  Partnership
         agreed to pay up to $749,500 in renovation costs, all of which had been
         incurred and paid as of September 30, 2000.

         In January 2000, the Partnership sold its property in Lexington,  North
         Carolina,  to an  unrelated  third party for  $599,500 and received net
         sales proceeds of $562,130.  Due to the fact that the  Partnership  had
         recorded an  allowance  for loss on land and  building of $88,869 as of
         December 31, 1999, no gain or loss was recorded during 2000 as a result
         of the sale.

3.       Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases:

         At September 30, 2000,  the  Partnership  established  an allowance for
         impairment in carrying  value in the amount of $52,501 for its property
         in  Bartlesville,  Oklahoma.  The allowance  represented the difference
         between  the  carrying  value  of the  net  investment  in  the  direct
         financing lease at September 30, 2000, and the estimated net realizable
         value of the net investment in the direct  financing lease at September
         30, 2000.

4.       Investment in Joint Ventures:

         In June 2000, the  Partnership  used the net sales proceeds it received
         from the sale of the Property in Lexington,  North  Carolina,  to enter
         into a joint venture arrangement,  TGIF Pittsburgh Joint Venture,  with
         CNL Income Fund VII,  Ltd.,  CNL Income Fund XVI,  Ltd.  and CNL Income
         Fund XVIII,  Ltd., each a Florida limited  partnership and an affiliate
         of the general partners,  to purchase and hold one restaurant property.
         The  Partnership  accounts for its  investment  using the equity method
         since the Partnership  shares control with affiliates.  As of September
         30, 2000, the  Partnership  owned a 23.62%  interest in the profits and
         losses of the joint venture.




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                            CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


4.       Investment in Joint Ventures - Continued:

         The following presents the combined,  condensed  financial  information
         for  all  of  the  Partnership's  investments  in  joint  ventures  and
         properties held as tenants-in-common at:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           September 30,           December 31,
                                                               2000                    1999
                                                         ------------------      ------------------
<S> <C>
           Land and buildings on operating
                leases, less accumulated
                depreciation                                  $ 10,420,941             $ 7,029,635
           Net investment in direct financing
                lease                                              808,564                 816,789
           Cash                                                    237,868                  31,017
           Prepaid expenses                                          1,250                   1,458
           Receivables                                               2,579                  28,700
           Lease costs, less accumulated
                amortization                                        17,270                  19,279
           Accrued rental income                                   230,325                 178,331
           Liabilities                                             501,721                  30,024
           Partners' capital                                    11,217,076               8,075,185
           Revenues                                                702,846                 817,713
           Net income                                              580,743                 677,126
</TABLE>

         The Partnership recognized income totaling $215,361 and $190,724 during
         the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively,  from
         these joint ventures and properties held as tenants-in-common,  $83,658
         and $66,796 of which was earned during the quarters ended September 30,
         2000 and 1999, respectively.

5.       Termination of Merger:

         On March 1, 2000,  the general  partners  and CNL  American  Properties
         Fund, Inc.  ("APF") mutually agreed to terminate the Agreement and Plan
         of  Merger  entered  into in  March  1999.  The  general  partners  are
         continuing  to evaluate  strategic  alternatives  for the  Partnership,
         including alternatives to provide liquidity to the limited partners.

6.       Subsequent Events:

         In October 2000, the Partnership sold its 33 percent interest in Duluth
         Joint  Venture,  to CNL Income  Fund VII,  Ltd.,  an  affiliate  of the
         general  partners.  The proceeds  received  from the sale  exceeded the
         basis of the interest in this joint venture.


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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

         CNL Income  Fund XV,  Ltd.  (the  "Partnership")  is a Florida  limited
partnership that was organized on September 2, 1993, to acquire for cash, either
directly or through  joint  venture  arrangements,  both newly  constructed  and
existing  restaurants,  as  well  as  land  upon  which  restaurants  were to be
constructed  (the  "Properties"),  which are leased  primarily  to  operators of
national and regional  fast-food and family-style  restaurant chains. The leases
generally are triple-net leases, with the lessee responsible for all repairs and
maintenance,  property taxes, insurance and utilities. As of September 30, 2000,
the  Partnership  owned  50  Properties,   which  included  interests  in  eight
Properties  owned by a joint venture in which the  Partnership  is a co-venturer
and  two  Properties   owned  with   affiliates  of  the  general   partners  as
tenants-in-common.

Capital Resources

         The  Partnership's  primary source of capital for the nine months ended
September  30,  2000 and 1999 was cash  from  operations  (which  includes  cash
received from tenants, distributions from joint ventures, and interest and other
income  received,  less  cash  paid for  expenses).  Cash  from  operations  was
$2,472,192 and $2,197,137 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively.  The  increase in cash from  operations  for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1999, was
primarily a result of changes in revenues  and  expenses as  described  below in
"Results of Operations" and changes in the Partnership's working capital.

         Other  sources and uses of capital  included the  following  during the
nine months ended September 30, 2000.

         In December 1999, the  Partnership  entered into a new lease with a new
tenant for its Property in Mentor, Ohio, to operate the Property as a Bennigan's
restaurant.  In connection  therewith,  the Partnership  committed to fund up to
$749,500 for  renovation  costs,  all of which had been  incurred and paid as of
September 30, 2000.

         In January 2000, the Partnership sold its Property in Lexington,  North
Carolina,  for $599,500 and received net sales proceeds of $562,130.  Due to the
fact  that  the  Partnership  had  recorded  an  allowance  for loss on land and
building of $88,869 as of December 31, 1999, no gain or loss was recorded during
2000 as a result of the sale. In June 2000, the  Partnership  used the net sales
proceeds  it  received  from the sale of this  Property,  to enter  into a joint
venture  arrangement,  TGIF Pittsburgh Joint Venture,  with CNL Income Fund VII,
Ltd., CNL Income Fund XVI, Ltd. and CNL Income Fund XVIII,  Ltd., each a Florida
limited  partnership  and an  affiliate  of the  general  partners,  to hold one
restaurant  property.  As of September 30, 2000, the Partnership  owned a 23.62%
interest in the profits and losses of the joint venture.

         In October 2000, the Partnership sold its 33 percent interest in Duluth
Joint  Venture,  to CNL Income  Fund VII,  Ltd.,  an  affiliate  of the  general
partners. The proceeds received from the sale exceeded the basis of the interest
in this joint venture.

         Currently, rental income from the Partnership's Properties, and any net
sales  proceeds  held by the  Partnership  pending  reinvestment  in  additional
Properties,  are invested in money market accounts or other  short-term,  highly
liquid  investments  such as demand  deposit  accounts at  commercial  banks and
certificates  of deposit  with less than a 30-day  maturity  date,  pending  the
Partnership's  use  of  such  funds  to pay  Partnership  expenses  and to  make
distributions  to the  partners.  At September  30, 2000,  the  Partnership  had
$693,687 invested in such short-term  investments,  as compared to $1,660,363 at
December 31, 1999.  The decrease in cash and cash  equivalents  at September 30,
2000 was  primarily  attributable  to the  payment of  renovation  costs for the
Partnership's  Property in Mentor,  Ohio during the nine months ended  September
30,  2000.  The funds  remaining  at  September  30,  2000,  will be used to pay
distributions and other liabilities.

Short-Term Liquidity

         The Partnership's  short-term liquidity  requirements consist primarily
of the operating expenses of the Partnership.

         The Partnership's  investment strategy of acquiring Properties for cash
and  leasing  them under  triple-net  leases to  operators  who  generally  meet
specified financial  standards  minimizes the Partnership's  operating expenses.
The general partners believe that the leases will continue to generate cash flow
in excess of operating expenses.

         The general  partners have the right,  but not the obligation,  to make
additional capital  contributions if they deem it appropriate in connection with
the operations of the Partnership.

         Total liabilities of the Partnership,  including distributions payable,
increased to $1,057,541 at September 30, 2000,  from  $1,038,105 at December 31,
1999, primarily as a result of an increase in amounts due to related parties and
rents paid in advance and deposits at September 30, 2000 as compared to December
31, 1999. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable at
September  30, 2000 as compared to December 31, 1999.  Liabilities  at September
30, 2000, to the extent they exceed cash and cash  equivalents  at September 30,
2000,  will be paid from future cash from operations or in the event the general
partners  elect to make  capital  contributions  or loans,  from future  general
partner contributions or loans.

         The Partnership  generally  distributes cash from operations  remaining
after the payment of operating  expenses of the Partnership,  to the extent that
the general partners  determine that such funds are available for  distribution.
Based on current and for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999,  anticipated
future cash from operations,  the Partnership declared  distributions to limited
partners of $2,400,000 for each of the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and
1999 ($800,000 for each applicable quarter).  This represents  distributions for
each  applicable  nine  months  of  $0.60  per  unit  ($0.20  per  unit for each
applicable quarter).  No distributions were made to the general partners for the
quarters  and nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000  and  1999.  No  amounts
distributed to the limited partners for the nine months ended September 30, 2000
and 1999 are required to be or have been treated by the  Partnership as a return
of capital for purposes of  calculating  the limited  partners'  return on their
adjusted  capital  contributions.  The  Partnership  intends to continue to make
distributions  of cash available for  distribution to the limited  partners on a
quarterly basis.

Long-Term Liquidity

         The  Partnership  has no long-term  debt or other  long-term  liquidity
requirements.

Results of Operations

         During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Partnership  owned
and leased 42 wholly owned  Properties  (including one Property sold in November
1999) and during the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership owned
and leased 41 wholly owned  Properties  (including  one Property sold in January
2000)  to  operators  of  fast-food  and  family-style   restaurant  chains.  In
connection therewith,  during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
the Partnership earned $2,439,670 and $2,418,489, respectively, in rental income
from operating  leases and earned income from direct financing leases from these
Properties,  of which $819,111 and $810,296 was earned during the quarters ended
September  30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.  The  increase in rental and earned
income during the nine months ended  September 30, 2000, as compared to the nine
months ended  September 30, 1999,  was primarily due to the fact that during the
nine months ended  September 30, 2000, the  Partnership  received  approximately
$88,200 in  bankruptcy  proceeds  relating to the  Properties  whose leases were
rejected in 1998, as described  below.  During 1998,  Long John  Silver's,  Inc.
filed  for  bankruptcy,  rejected  the  leases  relating  to four  of the  eight
Properties it leased and discontinued making rental payments to the Partnership.
Subsequently,  two of the four Properties with rejected leases were sold and one
was re-leased to a new tenant. As of September 30, 2000, the remaining  Property
whose lease was rejected  remained  vacant.  The general  partners are currently
seeking  either  a  new  tenant  or  purchaser  for  the  vacant  Property.  The
Partnership  will not  recognize  any rental and earned  income from this vacant
Property  until a new tenant for this  Property is located or until the Property
is sold  and the  proceeds  from  such  sale  are  reinvested  in an  additional
Property.  The lost revenues  resulting from this Property could have an adverse
effect on the results of operations of the Partnership if the Partnership is not
able to re-lease the Property in a timely manner.  In 1999,  Long John Silver's,
Inc.  assumed and affirmed its four  remaining  leases and the  Partnership  has
continued to receive rental payments relating to these four leases. The increase
in rental and earned income during the nine months ended September 30, 2000.

         The increase in rental and earned  income  during the nine months ended
September  30,  2000 was  partially  offset by a  decrease  in rental and earned
income of approximately $152,500 during the nine months ended September 30, 2000
due to the fact that in December 1999, the Partnership terminated the lease with
the tenant of the Property in Mentor,  Ohio. This decrease was partially  offset
by an increase in rental and earned income of approximately $10,100 and $108,800
during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000, respectively,  from
a new tenant due to the fact that in December  1999, the  Partnership  re-leased
the  Property to a new tenant,  from which  rental  payments  commenced in March
2000,  and  renovated the property  into a Bennigan's  restaurant,  as described
above in "Capital Resources."

         The increase in rental and earned  income  during the nine months ended
September 30, 2000 was partially  offset by the fact that during the nine months
ended September 30, 2000, the Partnership  established an allowance for doubtful
accounts of  approximately  $16,200 due to the fact that in May 2000, the tenant
of the Property in Greer,  South Carolina  vacated the Property and discontinued
making rental  payments.  During the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2000, the Partnership  collected and recognized as income approximately  $16,200
from the subtenant in rental and earned income relating to this Property.

         The  increase in rental and earned  income  during the quarter and nine
months  ended  September  30,  2000 was  partially  offset  by the fact that the
Partnership  established  an allowance  for doubtful  accounts of  approximately
$17,200 and $25,800 during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000,
respectively,   for  past  due  rental  amounts  relating  to  the  Property  in
Bartlesville,  Oklahoma,  in accordance  with  Partnership  policy.  The general
partners will continue to pursue collection of such amounts and will record such
amounts as income, when collected.  No such allowance was established during the
quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000.

         During  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000  and  1999,  the
Partnership  also owned and leased six Properties  indirectly  through one joint
venture arrangement and two Properties as  tenants-in-common  with affiliates of
the general  partners.  During the nine months ended  September  30,  2000,  the
Partnership owned and leased two additional  Properties indirectly through joint
venture  arrangements.  In  connection  therewith,  during the nine months ended
September  30, 2000 and 1999,  the  Partnership  earned  $215,361 and  $190,724,
respectively, attributable to net income earned by these joint ventures, $83,658
and $66,796 of which was earned during the quarters ended September 30, 2000 and
1999,  respectively.  The  increase in net income  earned by joint  ventures was
attributable  to the  Partnership  investing in two  additional  joint  ventures
subsequent to September 30, 1999.

         Operating expenses,  including  depreciation and amortization  expense,
were $593,390 and $606,839  during the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and
1999,  respectively,  $166,110  and $188,923 of which were  incurred  during the
quarters  ended  September  30,  2000 and 1999,  respectively.  The  decrease in
operating  expenses during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000,
as  compared  to the  quarter and nine months  ended  September  30,  1999,  was
primarily due to the fact that the Partnership  incurred less transaction  costs
relating to the  general  partners  retaining  financial  and legal  advisors to
assist them in evaluating and  negotiating the proposed merger with CNL American
Properties Fund, Inc. ("APF") due to the termination of the proposed merger,  as
described below in "Termination of Merger."

         The  decrease  during the quarter and nine months ended  September  30,
2000 was  partially  offset by an increase in  depreciation  expense  during the
quarter and nine months ended  September  30, 2000,  due to the fact that during
December 1999, the Partnership  reclassified  the lease for the building for its
Property in Mentor, Ohio from a direct financing lease to an operating lease due
to the new lease  entered  into in  December  1999,  as  described  in  "Capital
Resources."  The  decrease  in  operating  expenses  during the quarter and nine
months  ended  September  30,  2000  was  partially  offset  by an  increase  in
administrative expenses for servicing the Partnership and its Properties.

         During the nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000,  the  Partnership
established  a  provision  for  loss in the  amount  of  $52,051  for  financial
reporting  purposes  relating to its  Property in  Bartlesville,  Oklahoma.  The
allowance  represented  the  difference  between  the  carrying  value  and  the
estimated net realizable value of the Property at September 30, 2000. During the
nine months ended September 30, 1999, the  Partnership  recorded a provision for
loss on building of $132,446 for financial reporting purposes relating to a Long
John  Silver's  Property in Gastonia,  North  Carolina,  the lease for which was
rejected by the tenant in June 1998, as described above.  During the quarter and
nine months ended  September 30, 1999, the  Partnership  increased the provision
for loss on building by $23,250 for this Property. The impairment represents the
difference  between the carrying value of the Property at September 30, 1999 and
the estimated net sales proceeds of the Property based on a purchase and pending
sales contract with an unrelated third party.

Termination of Merger

         On March 1, 2000,  the  general  partners  and APF  mutually  agreed to
terminate  the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  entered  into in March 1999.  The
general  partners are  continuing  to evaluate  strategic  alternatives  for the
Partnership,   including  alternatives  to  provide  liquidity  to  the  limited
partners.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

         Not applicable.



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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.      Legal Proceedings.   Inapplicable.

Item 2.      Changes in Securities.       Inapplicable.

Item 3.      Default upon Senior Securities.   Inapplicable.

Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Inapplicable.

Item 5.      Other Information.        Inapplicable.

Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

             (a)   Exhibits

                   3.1      Affidavit and Certificate of Limited  Partnership of
                            CNL Income Fund XV, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 3.2 to
                            Registration Statement No. 33-69968 on Form S-11 and
                            incorporated herein by reference.)

                   4.1      Affidavit and Certificate of Limited  Partnership of
                            CNL Income Fund XV, Ltd. (Included as Exhibit 4.1 to
                            Registration Statement No. 33-69968 on Form S-11 and
                            incorporated herein by reference.)

                   4.2      Amended   and   Restated    Agreement   of   Limited
                            Partnership of CNL Income Fund XV, Ltd. (Included as
                            Exhibit  4.2 to Form 10-K filed with the  Securities
                            and   Exchange   Commission   on  March  30,   1995,
                            incorporated herein by reference.)

                   10.1     Management  Agreement  between  CNL Income  Fund XV,
                            Ltd. and CNL Investment Company (Included as Exhibit
                            10.1 to Form  10-K  filed  with the  Securities  and
                            Exchange   Commission   on  March  30,   1996,   and
                            incorporated herein by reference.)

                   10.2     Assignment   of   Management   Agreement   from  CNL
                            Investment Company to CNL Income Fund Advisors, Inc.
                            (Included  as  exhibit  10.2 to Form 10-K filed with
                            the Securities and Exchange  Commission on March 30,
                            1995, and incorporated herein by reference.)

                   10.3     Assignment of Management  Agreement  from CNL Income
                            Fund  Advisors,  Inc.  to CNL  Fund  Advisors,  Inc.
                            (Included  as  Exhibit  10.3 to Form 10-K filed with
                            the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on April 1,
                            1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)

                   27       Financial Data schedule (Filed herewith.)

             (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

                  No  reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the  quarter  ended
                  September 30, 2000.



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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

         DATED this 10th day of November, 2000.


                                         CNL INCOME FUND XV, LTD.

                                         By: CNL REALTY CORPORATION
                                             General Partner


                                             By:/s/ James M. Seneff, Jr.
                                                ---------------------------
                                                JAMES M. SENEFF, JR.
                                                Chief Executive Officer
                                                (Principal Executive Officer)


                                             By:/s/ Robert A. Bourne
                                                ---------------------------
                                                ROBERT A. BOURNE
                                                President and Treasurer
                                                (Principal Financial and
                                                 Accounting Officer)






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